Eating Disorders Support Group

Eating disorders are marked by an obsessive need to control the intake and/or purging of food. This community is dedicated to those struggling on the road to recovery. Join to discuss your experience with others and find support. Get advice, ask questions, and meet others who are going through similar struggles.

Adderall (trigger)

An aquaintance gave me some adderall. I wanted it for the stimulant effect. The dose is 10mg. I've been taking it since Wednesday. I took 20mg this morning...it doesn't seem to be having the desired effect. I'm hot and my heart races when i exert myself at all, but I think that is dehydration. I can focus more though...So, could I have ADD? I've heard Adderall is addictive, is that true? Like if I kept taking it and then stopped would i not be able to concentrate and would my metabolism me messed up because my bbody was used to the stimulant or do they mean something else? Now I want it because it helps with school, but A) I could continue abusing it and B) I can't exactly tell my psych i think i have ADD because i've been taking someone else's pills....

Girl, I am on Adderall for ADHD- The reason you are getting hot and jittery is because you DO NOT have ADHD and are taking a medication your mind/body does not need. Think of it this way: If you have ADHD and you take the medication, it shouldn't make you overly agitated- it clears the fog and &quot;calms you down.&quot;

YES, it is addictive, and VERY BAD for you if you're taking it for no reason.

yeah, i'd hold off for a while. do a little research online and ask a doctor or even a pharmacist at walgreens or something. It should get you hot and jittery. Yeah its super addictive and really dangerous when you mix like simple stuff with it like nyquil. be careful. adderol is not worth getting all fucked up over.

Nothing happens if you stop RIGHT NOT. It's dangerous because it's, as Kris put it, &quot;pharmaceutical meth.&quot; If you're not taking it for a real reason, you are unnecessarily putting your body under a TONNE of stress, not to mention, you're feeding (no pun intended) the ED.

First of all you should know better than taking prescription drugs without a prescription. That said, I know a few friends who take that stuff just to kill their appetite and lose more weight. Not the right reason. One of my friends even withholds the meds from her son to take them herself. So you can see it can become addictive and you should stop right away. Let the side effects be a warning to you.

all I can say is stop taking them right now. They are terribly addictive! I was in the exact situation as you...a friend gave me a few to try and I was instantly hooked. She wouldn't give me anymore so I resorted to stealing them...def nor proud of that! But they are really addictive. Her dosage was 10mg too and I took 20mg everyday bit only for a couple months...I ended up overdosing on them cuz I thought &quot;if 2 are good, 15 or 20 is better!&quot; I pratically blew my heart up...but I was desperate to lose weight. I had horrible withdrawals after stopping, even after only being on them for a short while. It's not worth it and if you really had ADD it would totally calm you down but instead it was like speed for me. But I'm telling you, you thinks it's ok now but it's not!

it is addictive, because it's basically mild cocaine. it is also very dangerous. i used to take it all the time, for the stimulant effect - both for the high &amp; so i wouldn't eat. mixing it with eating disorders adds a whole other factor. i ended up in the emergency room because i had a seizure from taking adderall &amp; starving. i finally stopped taking it after that. please be careful. &amp; if you think you have ADD, bring it up to your doctor/psych/etc &amp; they'll give you tests &amp; stuff to actually determine if you have it. you don't have to tell them you suspect you have it because you've been taking someone else's pills. but if your heart is racing, it doesn't sound like it's calming you, so it sounds like it's have the 'stimulant' effect that it should if you don't have ADD...

A friend sent this to me..As far as I can see, grief will never truly end.It may become softer overtime, more gentleand some days will feel sharp.But grief will last as long as Love does - ForeverIt's simply the way the absence of your loved onemanifests in your heart. A deep longing accompaniedby the deepest Love some days. The heavy fog mayreturn and the next day, it may recede.Once again, it's...

theatre and I are there already. I'm having a very berry tea with crackers, cheese and cherry tomatoes and she's having a joint with some beer and we're both on really comfy recliners on thick pile carpet. we need some help with the decor if anyone is around??

All content posted on this site is the responsibility of the party posting such content.
Participation on this site by a party does not imply endorsement of any other party's content,
products, or services. Content should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.